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That means they go to Ashton Gate at the weekend knowing another victory would guarantee their second tier status and condemn either Blackburn or Nottingham Forest to the drop.

“I am more than positive,” he said.

“From what I have seen, what the gaffer [Harry Redknapp] and Steve [Cotterill] have had to say, the training sessions we have done and how the lads have responded.

“I think you can see from Saturday’s performance we are not rolling over, we might have been easier to beat before but we have shown we have that grittiness and we can be a solid team like we were before.”